Spring Silkworms 1933 ( 6)

The story of a poor silk farming family in Zhejiang and their hardships.

The Classic for Girls 1934

A hostess in Shanghai invites her secondary schoolmates to a reunion. They each reminisce about their lives, with some having difficulties in marriage or career. Some led destructive lives, while others contributed to the country.

The Cosmetics Market 1933

A young woman finds employment in a department store, only to attract the unwanted advances of the manager and his son.

Informer 1995

Once Upon a Time in 2040 1992

Hong Kong movie

The Year 1987 2018 ( 9)

Countless Times of Death 2017

A chinese spy finds himself inexplicably living and dying the same day over and over again.

Survivors of 1937 2021

The film is set against the backdrop of the Great Victory of Pingxingguan, and tells the story of Zheng Zhong, a cryptographer who was surrounded and hunted down by the Japanese for his crucial role in turning the tide of war.

N/A N/A ( 9)

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s death, the streaming platform Montage is currently screening a showcase of feminist-themed films entitled “To Be a Woman.” The online showcase features 10 short films made by emerging female directors, curated by the Shanghai-based independent filmmaker, curator, and critic Lǚ Yáo 吕遥. Her selection has brought out a rich panorama of stories about women’s experiences and lives in modern China. According to Montage’s page for the program, the films are linked by feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir’s framework of the five stages of life: Childhood, Adolescence, Youth, Middle Age, and Old Age.

夜游 2021

The Death of Summer Cicada 2025

Suddenly losing her voice for years, director Chen Zhen (30, female) returns to her hometown to find actors for her film. A traditional ritual plunges her into a greater crisis, mirroring the confusion in her own directionless work.

Out of Danger 1985

It’s the end of the Tang dynasty, the country is in turmoil. A blacksmith Yuchi Gong (Honglin Dong) wants to join the army of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Due to his upright character and formidable martial skills he raises high in the ranks of their army. Unfortunately, he was disappointed by the two wreck less Li brothers and decided to join their more just and noble enemy, Liu Wuzhou. The brothers Li heard that Liu’s wife and his sister-in law are two rare beauties so they decide to kidnap them. Yuchi Gong succeeds in rescuing them but Liu’s wife dies. The stage is set for an all out martial mayhem.

Rest in Peace 2021 ( 8)

After a tragic incident strikes a happy town, their beloved governor knows just how to fix it.

Nowhere To Hide 2019

A villa's judicial auction, due to the murders, the price of self-control. Lin Qianghui was a pair of white-collar workers, and they took care of this cheap villa. After moving in, his wife Xiaomei invented many strange things in the house, so he installed surveillance in each room. Checking and monitoring, Xiaomei invented herself to sleepwalk in the city every night. As time passed, sleepwalking became more and more harmful. Her husband took Xiaomei to the hospital for treatment, and Xiaohao's sleepwalking improved. But one night, Xiaomei again had a violent and very aggressive behavior, and then she had a fierce debate.

Headhunter 2020

Bring Him Back 2020

The warrior who lost his comrades ten years ago, No. 9527, accepted the assassination mission, but learned that the mission needed to return to the shooting target in the incident ten years ago. At that time, his comrades were also present. Regrettably, 9527 faces two choices: 1: complete the mission, but the comrades will sacrifice 2: save the comrades, but the timeline will be disrupted.

Bang Bang Alley 2014

Three stories of people driven to extremes as the reality of violence creeps into their lives.

My Great Mother 2020

The Legend of Dunhuang 2012

Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks 2005 ( 5.7)

The story of lives inextricably linked to the Yang Ban Xi, the propaganda spectacles which replaced traditional opera during the Cultural Revolution in China.

My Father's Choice 2017 ( 6)

Her father fled Mao's Cultural Revolution, going to Hong Kong. Not long after, he joined the great Chinese exodus to the West and started a restaurant in Maastricht. But was his personal story really so closely interwoven with the history of China, Yan Ting Yuen wonders in this family portrait.

On Day Eight 2018 ( 1)

The financial crisis of 2008 was a turning point during which the complexity of our financial system manifested itself. It was a web we had spun for over for more than thirty years ut it turned out to be a giant house of cards. Starting in the US where the Lehman Brothers fell, the crisis spread like wildfire. Only two weeks after Lehman, the crisis infected Europe..

Tough Heart 2023 ( 2)

A patriot risked his death to assassinate a Japanese staff officer, hiding the secret information of the Japanese army's military operations in Shanghai in the "Centennial Tai Sui", and the Zhang family father and daughter secretly sent the "Hundred Years Tai Sui" to Shanghai. When they arrived in Shanghai, the father and daughter of the Zhang family died mysteriously, and Qin Taisui, an apprentice in the theater class, was inadvertently involved in this murder case, and the "Hundred Years Taisui" fell into the hands of Shanghai gangster Zhuo Yifan and was auctioned at a high price. At the same time, Qin Taisui, who wanted to clear his grievances, began to investigate the truth of the matter, joined forces with the patriotic anti-Japanese secret organization, and fought fiercely with the Japanese secret agencies to recapture the secret military intelligence, and finally walked towards the bright road through the baptism of blood and fire.

Train Project 2022

An unnamed human travels aboard a train full of fantastical creatures.

Tears in Suzhou 1985

Set in the Ming Dynasty of China. The daughter of administrator of Wuxi County is cheated by the son of a high-rank official and has a child. Then she lives a tragic life and dies in desperation finally because of ethics of the time.

Sweet Sixteen N/A

This is a story about a high schooler named Lizzie who struggles with mental health.

Sweet Sixteen N/A

This is a story about a high schooler named Lizzie who struggles with mental health.

Kenny Begins 2009 ( 5.9)

Kenny Starfighter is probably the most hopeless student the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. But in his desperate attempt in graduating he accidentally crashes on earth and discovers Pontus, an earthling who accidentally stumbled upon an intergalactic crystal which gave him inhuman strength. Now Kenny must save Pontus from Rutger Oversmart who wants the powers from the crystal for himself and Pontus must save Kennys faith from failing school and ending up as a hairdresser.

No Voice 2021 ( 5)

She now lives many miles away from her mother, who is waiting to hear from her. It is a bittersweet, restless, nostalgic moment, and she remembers those vanished years.

His Bottom Line 2021

For the first time in 57 years, Ah Guan walks the streets with his simple signboard for all to see: ‘HONEST MAN NEED (sic) A WIFE.’ His only requirement? ‘A pretty back.’ A morally complex inquest that dismantles the voyeuristic sensibilities enabled by documentaries, 蒙在股里 (HIS BOTTOM LINE) explores the motivations behind Ah Guan’s strangely specific condition for love and antidote to his loneliness.